Check Point Advisories

Apple Multiple Products Out of Bounds Write (CVE-2023-41993)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1375
Date Published:	14 Dec 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 14 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-41993
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apple Safari prior to 17.0 Apple iPadOS prior to 16.7 Apple iPadOS 17.0 Apple iPhone OS prior to 16.7 Apple iPhone OS 17.0 Apple macOS prior to 14.0
Vulnerability Description	An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in multiple Apple products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple Multiple Products Out of Bounds Write (CVE-2023-41993) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Apple Multiple Products Out of Bounds Write (CVE-2023-41993)